Japan vs Viet Nam: Low pay rate
Low pay rate over time
- Japan
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 11.5 against 10.67 in Japan, a difference of 0.83.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Viet Nam has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 70th and Viet Nam ranks 67th of 84 countries.
Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.04 | 26.17 | 11.13 | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 13.24 | 18.8 | 5.56 | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 10.54 | 12.32 | 1.78 | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher low pay rate, Japan or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 11.5 against 10.67 in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in low pay rate between Japan and Viet Nam?
- 0.83, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Viet Nam?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Viet Nam rank globally for low pay rate?
- Japan ranks 70th and Viet Nam ranks 67th of 84 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Low pay rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This measure of earnings dispersion refers to the proportion of employees whose hourly earnings at all jobs were less than two-thirds of median hourly earnings. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.